You have to see this one to get the humor: http://www.ebay.com/itm/VERY-NICE-1...89?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item53e9545315
This seller says "very nice" pretty much about all of his coins, its a template listing title, probably. If you look at his completed listings, you wont laugh that much. This dude sells EVERYTHING he lists, often for ridiculous high prices... must be one of the most successful eBay sellers. (Bought from him myself a few times, when managed to take a low bid.)
"[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1]One person may grade a coin as a AG while another one grade it as a AG+" [/SIZE][/FONT] Does it really matter? lmao.
Successful at shill bidding up his prices? Or misleading buyers? I guess it depends on what your definition of successful is.
I seriously looked into this before bidding myself, never found anything dubious... I can't see how bidders can be misled when there are high quality big photos. Have you actually seen anything suspicious or are you only speculating?
I don't think it was misleading at all. The picture was clear, yes it was damaged. But it's a high dollar coin that goes for a nice sum even in good condition. For someone who would like that coin but not pay out the nose, that's a perfect listing for them. The coin had character. It looked like an old ancient coin to me. My husband and I both liked it and we bid on it. Not all of us are rich enough to buy coins in high grades. We have to pick and choose which coins we sink our money into.
I can fully understand that post. Picking and choosing - is perfectly fine with me. If you like the coin then great. So I do understand - but for a few dollars (okay $20 to $30) you could have a nice problem free coin. When comparison shopping sometimes quality has to be factored into the coin. In the long run a problem free example is always better. On a key date large cent or tougher variety I can see it - just not on some of the more common dates. One with just some quick comparison shopping - http://www.largecents.net/salecoin.php?T3729. I always check Tom's site since I think his prices are reasonable. So maybe if your budget was 20 a week you could have waited 2 weeks to get a much nicer example. Again not knocking your choice, but just presenting an option for you all to consider. Keep in mind I am not knocking the coin, because all large cents are nice - some just nicer than others.
We wanted to pay less than $10 for it. At $20 we would've looked for a better coin. Thanks for the link. We'll check that out.
